Lionel Alexander Bethune known as Alastair PILKINGTON

Background

PILKINGTON, Lionel Alexander Bethune known as Alastair was born on January 7, 1920 in. Calcutta, India. Son of late Colonel L. G. Pilkington and Mrs Pilkington.

Education

Sherborne School and Trinity College. Cambridge.

Career

Joined Pilkington Brothers Limited. (now Pilkington Public Limited Company) 1947, Director 1955-1980, Deputy Chairman 1971-1973, Chairman 1973-1980, non-executive Director 1980-1985, President since 1985.

Inventor of the float glass process.

Chairman Council for National Academic. Director Bank of England 1974-1984, British Petroleum since 1976, Business Institute, Hambros Advanced Technology Trust since 1984, Banque National de Paris Public Limited Company 1985.

Non-executive Chairman Chloride Group 1979-1982, non-executive

Deputy Chairman 1982-1987. Non-executive Director Wellcome Foundation since 1984.

Fellow, Imperial College, of Science and Technology, London 1974. Honorary F. Engineering.

Honorary Fellow University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 1969, Polytechnic of Wales 1988, Trinity College, Cambridge.

Honorary Doctorate.Tech. (Loughborough) 1968. Honorary Doctor of Engineering (Liverpool) 1971, (Birmingham) 1988.

Honorary Doctorate.Tech. (C.N.A.A.) 1976.

Honorary Doctor of Laws (Bristol) 1979, (Lancaster). Honorary Doctor of Science (University of East. Anglia) 1984, (Alfred University New York). Toledo Glass and Ceramic.

Membership

Court of Governors, Administration Staff College Henley since 1973.

Interests

• Music, walking, carpentry, gardening and skiing.

Connections

Married 1st Patricia North. Elliot in 1945 (died in 1977). Married 2nd Kathleen Haynes in 1978.

Father:

late Colonel L. G. Pilkington

Mother:

Mrs Pilkington

Spouse:

Kathleen Haynes

Spouse:

Patricia North. Elliot